Delpit'***** on Ruggs: How Was This Not Targeting??
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The more I watch -- the more I think that Irv's kick of Delpit after the TD was payback for the attempt to take out Tua's knees at the beginning of the game. Great video BTW --
It was targeting. Officiating wasn't going to do anything but call procedural stuff on LSU after they showed their asses for two weeks. Still beat the breaks off em despite an abundantly favorable officiating situation for a home underdog.
It has become pretty common for these LSU games to be among the most under officiated games we play all year. Auburn is usually the other one. We get a normal whistle against most everyone else but even then we almost never get the holding calls we should on our DL.
Well it was initially called targeting on the field but was overturned by the replay officials. It was most likely overturned because of the previous 2 weeks garbage. I did notice that unlike every other targeting call this year, Brad and Gary made no comment at all as to whether they believed it was targeting or not.
Everyone is against us. Yesterday proved it. I don't know what we can do about it.
I said it wasn’t targeting at first but looking at it, it’s textbook targeting. Should have been tossed but no autopsy no foul.
The fact that they overturned it on review was what really set me off. They were giving them "make-up" calls and no-calls all night thanks to all the caterwauling over White's ejection.
The SEC refs have set a dangerous precedent with this game IMO. By their calls last night, they are basically allowing that if your fanbase and some TV "personality" can raise enough of a stink about a call in a previous game, you can get preferential treatment in your next game...
The SEC refs have set a dangerous precedent with this game IMO. By their calls last night, they are basically allowing that if your fanbase and some TV "personality" can raise enough of a stink about a call in a previous game, you can get preferential treatment in your next game...
The fact that LSU fans actually believed that the White ejection was an Alabama conspiracy proves out of whack they truly are. Last night crossed the line and as an Alabama graduate and fan it makes me irate beyond words. LSU players were intentionally trying to injure our players without repercussion. I don't know we can do.
Well, I thought it was targeting, but I'm sort of glad it was overturned. Ruggs was falling back into the end zone, and Delpit did have his head up, ie didn't seem to lower his head and hit him with crown of the helmet. We got a break very similar to this one with Deonte Thompson against Arkansas. Deonte going in for the tackle and the receiver lowers his head at the same time, so you had helmet to helmet contact. We got the TD, and LSU has no excuses that we only won because they were missing their two best defenders. I'm more concerned with the other play where it looked like Delpit was targeting Tua's knee but got the goodies instead.
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I do have to admit that I don't think the LSU Tigers were as BAD as the Missouri TIGERS at trying to hurt Bama players.
Think Aaron Suttles said it best on Twitter last night - glad Delpit wasn't ejected but have no clue what targeting is.
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